Near-surface / 2m air temperature data from CESM1 control runs

[mpatterson001]

Hello,

I am trying to look for monthly-mean near-surface air temperature / 2m air temperature data from the CESM1 control runs (ideally for the coupled and slab ocean experiments). The short name of this seems to be TSA (as listed here Output Variables | Community Earth System Model) but I can't seem to find it in the list of variables to download here https://www.earthsystemgrid.org/dataset/ucar.cgd.ccsm4.cesmLE.atm.proc.monthly_ave.html.

It seems like a fairly important variable so I would be surprised if it wasn't saved somewhere. Is it under a different name perhaps or saved elsewhere? I can see TS (radiative surface temperature) and T (air temperature as a function of model level) but these are different from near-surface air temperature. Would the bottom level of T be equivalent to TSA?

Thanks and best wishes
Matt

 

[strandwg]

TSA is the land model's 2 meter air temperature and exists only over land.
TREFHT is the atmosphere's 2 meter air temperature and is a global field.

Both are available from CESM LENS1 and CESM LENS2.

 

[mpatterson001]

Thanks very much for the clarification, that's very helpful!